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Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for 7 months

Documentary following researchers as they try to take the first-ever picture of a black hole. They must travel the globe to build a revolutionary telescope that spans planet Earth. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Peter Capaldi
Production Manager:
Eva Robins
Executive Producer:
Carlo Massarella
Executive Producer:
Dan Kendall
Producer:
Henry Fraser
Director:
Henry Fraser
Production Company:
Windfall Films Ltd

Horizon

2022

Super Telescope: Mission to the Edge of the Universe

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

Available for 6 months

The inside story of the James Webb Space Telescope, following the Nasa team building the £8 billion device and the scientists taking its first image of distant stars and galaxies. Show more

The 15 Billion Pound Railway

Under Pressure, Over Budget

Episode 1

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for 6 months

The first part of an exclusive series following the construction of Crossrail - one of Europe’s largest projects and one of the most ambitious in Britain since the time of Brunel. Show more

The 15 Billion Pound Railway

Under Pressure, Over Budget

Episode 2

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for 6 months

Final part of an exclusive series following the construction of Crossrail - one of Europe’s largest projects and one of the most ambitious in Britain since the time of Brunel. Show more

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Why Ships Crash

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for 5 months

When the Ever Given blocked the Suez Canal, it triggered a global crisis. Featuring eyewitnesses speaking for the first time, this documentary aims to find out what really happened. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Tom Cook
Producer:
Tom Cook
Production Manager:
Renata Pavelka
Executive Producer:
Carlo Massarella
Production Company:
Windfall Films Ltd

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Why Buildings Collapse

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for 5 months

In 2021, Champlain Towers South – an apartment building near Miami – collapsed, killing 98 people. This film forensically examines what happened and asks: what went wrong? Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
James Franklin
Interviewed Guest:
John Healy
Executive Producer:
Carlo Massarella
Production Company:
Windfall Films Ltd

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Why Sharks Attack

Duration: 57 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

Available for 4 months

After three recent fatal shark attacks in Egypt, this film investigates whether pressure from human activity and climate change is altering the behaviour of sharks. Show more

Contributors

Production Manager:
Julie Wilkinson
Assistant Director:
Tim Jameson
Executive Producer:
Carlo Massarella
Producer:
Peter Gauvain
Producer:
Alex Tate
Director:
Peter Gauvain
Director:
Alex Tate
Production Company:
Windfall Films Ltd

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Why Planes Vanish: The Hunt for MH370

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for 4 months

Ten years after Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 and its 239 passengers and crew vanished, can new evidence help locate the plane and finally solve aviation’s greatest mystery? Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Carlo Massarella
Producer:
Peter Gauvain
Director:
Peter Gauvain
Production Company:
Windfall Films Ltd

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The 15 Billion Pound Railway

Series 1

Episode 2: Tunnels Under the Thames

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

This episode follows engineers building London's brand new underground railway, Crossrail, as they rebuild a Victorian tunnel in London's East End. Show more

The 15 Billion Pound Railway

Series 1

Episode 3: Platforms and Plague Pits

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Following the engineers building London's brand new underground railway, Crossrail, as they race to build ten new train stations across London. Show more

The 15 Billion Pound Railway

Series 1

Episode 1: Urban Heart Surgery

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Documentary series following a team of engineers and construction workers as they build London's Crossrail - trying not to disrupt traffic or cause damage. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Following the challenges involved in building Hinkley Point C, one of Europe’s largest projects and the first new nuclear power station in Britain for a generation. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

The project sees its biggest lift to date using the world’s largest land-based crane. Meanwhile, we learn about the extensive flood defence system, and specialists work to uncover unexploded bombs. Show more

The 15 Billion Pound Railway

Inside the Elizabeth Line

Episode 1

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

How the 15 billion pound railway became the 19 billion pound railway, and how this triumph of British engineering was brought back on track for the grand opening of the Elizabeth Line. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
Lee Reading
Executive Producer:
Carlo Massarella
Executive Producer:
David Dugan
Production Company:
Windfall Films Ltd

The 15 Billion Pound Railway

Inside the Elizabeth Line

Episode 2

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

This episode charts the grand opening of the Elizabeth line as the Queen officially opens the railway – one of the most ambitious engineering feats since the time of Brunel. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
Lee Reading
Executive Producer:
Carlo Massarella
Executive Producer:
David Dugan
Production Company:
Windfall Films Ltd

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Documentary which follows the construction of a trailblazing 36,000-tonne steel structure to entomb the ruins of the nuclear power plant destroyed in the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. Show more

Contributors

Production Company:
Windfall Films Ltd
Director:
Martin Gorst
Producer:
Martin Gorst
Executive Producer:
Carlo Massarella

The 15 Billion Pound Railway

The Final Countdown

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

This series follows more than 10,000 engineers and construction workers as they race to complete Crossrail, London's new Underground. Show more

The 15 Billion Pound Railway

The Final Countdown

Episode 2

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

This final episode follows the men and women racing to build London's brand new underground railway - the Elizabeth Line - in time for the first train launch in May 2017. Show more

Rebuilding Notre-Dame

Inside the Great Cathedral Rescue

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Four HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for 8 months

Documentary that goes inside what remains of the world-famous Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris and follows the men and women fighting to secure the fire-ravaged structure. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Indira Varma
Executive Producer:
Carlo Massarella
Director:
Joby Lubman

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Why Bridges Collapse: The Genoa Disaster

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland

The story of some of the people on the Polcevera Bridge on the day of its collapse, investigating what caused the bridge to fail so catastrophically. Show more

Contributors

Production Company:
Windfall Films Ltd
Director:
Martin Gorst
Production Manager:
Sarah Smith
Executive Producer:
Carlo Massarella
On-line editing:
Simon Cruse

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